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N ature has shaped this landscape, but the M uch of this countryside is farmland, which I ntensive farming methods, including beautiful countryside you can explore here is the has also changed over the years. The dry ploughing and the use of fertilisers, were result of centuries of human activity. chalky soils of this area are not very fertile and used here in the 1960s and 70s, which the area was traditionally used for sheep enriched the soil and destroyed its structure. This walk will lead you past isolated hamlets and grazing for many centuries. This allowed a This caused much of the wildlife to disappear. pretty villages, some of which were recorded in wide variety of chalk-loving wild flowers and Such methods were stopped in the 1980s. the 7th century, and guides you through 18th other wildlife to thrive alongside the grazing century parkland, with its large mansions, fine Determined efforts to use more traditional, livestock and this kind of chalk grassland is now specimen trees and extensive views. wildlife-friendly farming methods by Surrey one of our richest wildlife habitats, supporting Wildlife Trust Countryside Services and the many rare and scarce species. tenant farmer of Shabden Park Farm has resulted in sheep grazing the land once more and wildlife is now returning to the chalk grassland.

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